Literacy questionnaire - teachers

The purpose of this questionnaire is to gather research to inform the study entitled "An investigation into how a particular school can raise standards in public examinatrions in English."


     

     

Name (optional): 


  1. Which subject(s) do you teach?


  1. Which of the following responsibilties do you hold?
    Head of Department
    Teacher in Charge
    Form teacher
    Other (please specify)
    None


  1. If you selected other in question 2 please specify.


  1. How long have you been teaching?
    less than a year
    1 - 5 years
    6 - 10 years
    11 - 15 years
    16 - 20 years
    21 - 25 years
    26 - 30 years
    31 - 35 years
    36 - 40 years
    41 + years


  1. How often in the last academic year have you examined the school's literacy policy? (Select one)
    Every week
    Once a fornight
    Once a month
    Once a term
    Never (go to question 9)
    Other (Please specify)


  1. If you choose other for question 5 please specify.


  1. How useful for planning purposes did you find the literacy policy? Please explain your answer.


  1. What does the literacy policy outline?


  1. Please indicate which of the following strategies you use in your classroom to promote literacy.
    Key Words
    Subject vocabulary
    Common Marking Policy
    Corrections
    Classroom resources
    Presentation of Work
    Writing Frames
    Paired work
    Small group work
    Whole class discussion
    Effective questioning
    Paragraphing
    Drafting
    Assessment for learning
    DARTS (Directed Activites Related to text)
    Note making
    Skimming
    Scanning
    Summarising
    Silent reading
    Comprehension
    Other (s)
    None of the above


  1. Which 3 of the strategies highlighted in question 9, do you think is most useful for promoting literacy in your subject(s) area? Please explain and justify your choice.


  1. How useful do you think a literacy action plan is for every subject to improve exam results? (select one)
    Extemely useful
    Very useful
    Useful
    Of little use
    Useless


  1. Please explain your response to question 11.


  1. How often do you use the literacy strategies you discussed in question 10? (select one)
    In every lesson
    More than once a day
    Once a day
    Every other day
    Once a week
    Other (Please specify below)


  1. If you choose other for question 13 please specify.


  1. How confident do you feel in your own literacy skills? (Select one)
    Always confident
    Sometimes confident
    Not confident


  1. Who do you go to for literacy support and guidance? What form does this support and/or guidance take?


  1. Do you feel the level of support offered to you for literacy is sufficent?
    Yes
    No


  1. Please explain your answer to question 17. If you answered no, give some suggestions as to how the level of support could be enhanced. (Resources, training etc)


  1. In your opinion what priority is given to literacy in your school?
    High priority
    Medium priority
    Low prority
    No prority


  1. What priorty do you give to literacy provision in your classroom?
    High priority
    Medium priority
    Low prority
    No prority


  1. How much of an impact do you think literacy has on examination results? Please explain your answer.





Mrs Ennis